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Posted: 9/2/2011 10:48:28 PM EST

Well, waddya think? Just finished building this guy today. The design is dyed in, not painted. That means no scratches, chips, or having to worry about it getting wet.

ETA: Just got the upper in today, and it's officially done! Here's the finished product:

Posted: 9/2/2011 10:51:41 PM EST

[#1]

Posted: 9/2/2011 10:51:57 PM EST

[#2]

That actually looks really good. I came in here expecting it to look like shit TBH.

Posted: 9/2/2011 10:53:35 PM EST

[#3]

Quoted:
That actually looks really good. I came in here expecting it to look like shit TBH.

Well, the beauty of it is that if I end up hating it, I can just chuck it all in a pot of black dye and it'll just look like standard Magpul

Posted: 9/2/2011 11:03:18 PM EST

[#4]

actually looks good

Posted: 9/2/2011 11:09:57 PM EST

[#5]

Quoted:
That actually looks really good. I came in here expecting it to look like shit TBH.

Posted: 9/2/2011 11:11:30 PM EST

[#6]

Quoted:

Quoted:
That actually looks really good. I came in here expecting it to look like shit TBH.

Yeah, it's different. I like it.

Posted: 9/2/2011 11:12:16 PM EST

[#7]

The Fudds are gonna love you at the range.

Posted: 9/2/2011 11:12:35 PM EST

[#8]

OP, did you use Vinyl Dye for that? Looks great!

Posted: 9/2/2011 11:18:58 PM EST

[#9]

Quoted:
OP, did you use Vinyl Dye for that? Looks great!

If Rit dye is vinyl, then yes. If it's not, then no

Posted: 9/2/2011 11:39:45 PM EST

[#10]

Cool, how many headshots did it take?

Posted: 9/3/2011 12:14:16 AM EST

[#11]

What did you use to mask it?

Posted: 9/3/2011 12:18:23 AM EST

[#12]

That looks actually very good. I see you payed good attention to details. I give it a thumbs up!

Posted: 9/3/2011 12:25:26 AM EST

[#13]

Ok what was the color that you started with?

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:19:21 AM EST

[#14]

Looks awesome!

Perhaps a how to?

Posted: 9/3/2011 1:58:56 AM EST

[#15]

I hope you have the required amount of headshots.....

Posted: 9/3/2011 3:28:42 AM EST

[#16]

Interesting...I would love to see a thread about how to do this.

Posted: 9/3/2011 3:31:04 AM EST

[#17]

In all honesty, I like it, far more than I thought I would.

How-to thread needed.

Posted: 9/3/2011 3:57:59 AM EST

[#18]

Quoted:

In all honesty, I like it, far more than I thought I would.

How-to thread needed.

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:07:39 AM EST

[#19]

That's nice I like it

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:08:38 AM EST

[#20]

That lower looks cool in a way I cannot verbalize.

I don't know WHY I like it, but I do.

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:10:05 AM EST

[#21]

Quoted:

Quoted:

In all honesty, I like it, far more than I thought I would.

How-to thread needed.

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:10:10 AM EST

[#22]

Dyed makes alot more sense. I see all these cool paint jobs here, but I would imagine there are major issues getting paint to adhere to plastic.

Aren't they just going to be flaking and chipping away with the slightest bumps?

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:10:21 AM EST

[#23]

Quoted:

Quoted:

In all honesty, I like it, far more than I thought I would.

How-to thread needed.

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:11:06 AM EST

[#24]

Cool

Kinda Sammy-Haggar-ish

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:14:32 AM EST

[#25]

MOE handguards next? I'd be interested to see a tutorial. Would probably go for more camouflaged colors, but I like the pattern.

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:15:01 AM EST

[#26]

Wouldn't be my optimal choice for colors,but the pattern looks really cool.

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:16:27 AM EST

[#27]

Moe handguard?

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:25:07 AM EST

[#28]

Quoted:

Cool, how many headshots did it take?

Looks really good though

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:41:37 AM EST

[#29]

OP that looks much better than I had imagined.
You need to post up a how-to.

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:45:30 AM EST

[#30]

I am pleasantly surprised!

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:46:33 AM EST

[#31]

I like it. Good job.

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:47:49 AM EST

[#32]

I like it.

Posted: 9/3/2011 4:58:28 AM EST

[#33]

glad you like it but its a bit to much for me. I am more of a traditionalist.

Posted: 9/3/2011 5:04:01 AM EST

[#34]

looks sweet.

Posted: 9/3/2011 5:10:16 AM EST

[#35]

Quoted:
That actually looks really good. I came in here expecting it to look like shit TBH.

QFT.

Posted: 9/3/2011 5:12:45 AM EST

[#36]

Awesome.. that would look great with green on FDE parts..

Can you tell us more about the technique to do this ?

Posted: 9/3/2011 5:12:49 AM EST

[#37]

Actually looks pretty good. When I read "red tiger stripe" I thought I was in for some laughs. Good stuff.

Posted: 9/3/2011 5:15:15 AM EST

[#38]

Quoted:
Well, waddya think? Just finished building this guy today. The design is dyed in, not painted. That means no scratches, chips, or having to worry about it getting wet.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e236/Snarky15/SDC11505.jpg

Is that a spikes trigger in a Palmetto lower??

Posted: 9/3/2011 5:17:07 AM EST

[#39]

I like it - very original and it separates you from the crowd. Big thumbs UP

Posted: 9/3/2011 5:36:35 AM EST

[#40]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Well, waddya think? Just finished building this guy today. The design is dyed in, not painted. That means no scratches, chips, or having to worry about it getting wet.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e236/Snarky15/SDC11505.jpg

Is that a spikes trigger in a Palmetto lower??

Hahahaha

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Posted: 9/3/2011 5:40:30 AM EST

[#41]

I like it. In for how-to thread.

Posted: 9/3/2011 5:50:34 AM EST

[#42]

Quoted:

I like it. In for how-to thread.

Posted: 9/3/2011 6:02:40 AM EST

[#43]

Posted: 9/3/2011 6:08:29 AM EST

[#44]

Way to come through on the How To requests, OP

Did you guys even know we have a refininshing forum?

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_19/349174_Tutorial__Dyeing_patterns_into_PMAGS_and_other_polymer_parts.html

This is the original how to dye thread, but there's a few others in that forum also. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_19/342921_RIT_dye__how_do_you_do_it_.html

Posted: 9/3/2011 6:14:31 AM EST

[#45]

Wow, I really wasn't expecting this kind of response. I'm about to leave town for the weekend, but I'll post a detailed tutorial on Monday. Thanks for the compliments!

Also, the process I outlined in my original "how-to" thread for the mags is pretty close to what used for my most recent project. I just used different colors. The base color is Rit "Rose Pink," and the stripes were done with Rit black. More details to come...